A work of art does not need an explanation. The work has to speak for itself. The work may be subject to many interpretations, but only one was in the mind of the artist. Some artists say to make the work readable for the public is an artist’s responsibility, but I don’t agree with that. The only responsibility to be absolutely truthful to the self. My work disturbs people and nobody wants to be disturbed They are not fully aware of the effect my work has on them, but they know it is disturbing.

Every day you have to abandon your past or accept it and then, if you cannot accept it, you become a sculptor.

Sometimes it is necessary to make a confrontation-and I like that.

To be an artist, you need to exist in a world of silence.

The colour blue - that is my colour - and the colour blue means you have left the drabness of day-to-day reality to be transported into - not a world of fantasy, it’s not a world of fantasy - but a world of freedom where you can say what you like and what you don’t like. This has been expressed forever by the colour blue, which is really sky blue.

My childhood has never lost its magic, it has never lost its mystery, and it has never lost its drama.

If you flatter me, or if you look at me the right way, I will kill myself to please you. It's very painful to be an overachiever.